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glasagusban · January 12, 2018, 12:09pm

anon32894817 · January 12, 2018, 12:11pm

I’m not picking the team though.

glasagusban · January 12, 2018, 12:12pm

Thank god for that.

Peejaymc · January 12, 2018, 12:15pm

I think Gillane is very likely to start. The only two forwards that may be currently ahead of him in the pecking oreder are Cian Lynch and Peter Casey

Ashman · January 12, 2018, 12:31pm

Ffs no one knows who will start come championship . it really is up to players to show form .

As things stand there should be very very few guaranteed starters based on last 2 years . Starting on Sunday , boys have a chance to lay down a marker .

Joe_Player · January 12, 2018, 1:34pm

backinatracksuit · January 12, 2018, 3:33pm

oooooooooffffftttt

Watchyourtoes · January 12, 2018, 4:05pm

Hannon could be out for entire league from what ive heard,balls.

Bandage · January 12, 2018, 6:40pm

I posted this news the other day on this thread but my cryptic delivery might have muddied the waters.

Breaking_my_balls · January 12, 2018, 6:51pm

We’re simpletons down here mate, I’d say leave the cryptic stuff for more sophisticated threads

The_Most_Infamous · January 12, 2018, 7:05pm

Doesnt surprise me if thats true, he has had a number of fairly bad injuries with his hamstrings in the past. It does give someone else a chance to impress at 6, far from ideal though.

Breaking_my_balls · January 12, 2018, 7:08pm

If Hannon is out of the league campaign then it basically puts us back to square one as in my opinion the one big positive from last season was that he hurled well there and looked like he could be the answer to our centre back problems with a bit more work and game time there

The_Most_Infamous · January 12, 2018, 7:13pm

Id prefer Kyle Hayes there long term myself, Hannon was decent there last year without being spectacular.

Aristotle · January 12, 2018, 8:34pm

While I think Kyle is the best centre-back in the county, it was a huge positive to have Hannon hurling at that level again and I would keep him there. I wasn’t convinced that it would work but it’s not an easy position to master and he did well, and I think he could improve further. I think he could do well at wing-back too. I’ve never seen Kyle play wing-back, but I’m sure he could do a good job there if it came to it.

Obviously both are injured now, I wouldn’t be against Hickey at centre-back in the interim. Dan Morrissey could be what Kiely goes for.

The_Most_Infamous · January 12, 2018, 8:37pm

With both out, i’d honestly give Barry O’Connell a chance there with Byrnes and Hego either side of him. No harm trying it while Hannon/Hayes are out for the first couple of games in the league, Colin Ryan could also do a job either at 5 or 7. Dan Morrisey is another option, but id prefer to see BOC get a chance.

Copper_pipe · January 12, 2018, 9:11pm

glasagusban · January 12, 2018, 9:15pm

Hannon did great last year, he looked rejuvenated as a player, had his best season in years. If he’s fit and ready to go it’s one of the few positions on the team nailed down IMO.

We’re not that badly set for replacements. Presumably Byrnes and Hickey are two of the half back line. In a few of the league games hannon was wing back and hickey centre back before they settled on the other way around. I’d be happy with hickey there and he’s ready to step in.

Big fan of O’Connell, I thought he was the linchpin of that u21 team, would really like to see him get a few runs there. Not fully convinced by Morrissey yet. Hayes, Hegarty, Lynch and maybe Ryan are good options if we’re stuck.

Pity O’Mahony didn’t give it another year.

glasagusban · January 12, 2018, 9:17pm

#15

Aristotle · January 12, 2018, 9:19pm

Seems like Kiely is really looking at Hickey at full-back as an option. Not sure it’s something I’d be in favour of, would prefer English at full-back and Hickey in the corner.

Another shot for Willie O’Meara, good to see him getting a shot. Dan Morrissey in at centre-back as expected, he’ll be there or thereabouts for a starting spot again, you’d imagine. Kiely clearly rates him.

Cian Lynch in midfield, could definitely be an option there.

Gillane & Flanagan in for the third game in a row, O’Donovan aswell in the half-forward line. I would have always preferred O’Donovan in midfield and thought he really could be a starter there, but Kiely last year had him at wing-forward a good bit. Clearly likes his work rate there.

Hegarty at corner-forward… will he actually play there? I don’t see him as an inside forward at all. No start for Malachy yet either.

The_Most_Infamous · January 12, 2018, 9:25pm

Hickey at full back was a disaster v Dublin in the Q/F in 2011 and thats 7 years ago now, Crazy to play him there even in the Munster League…complete madness. Richie English should be given a chance to make it his own. Gillane and Flanagan starting are positives along with Cian in midfield.